Controlling colour in a branded world
8 August 2018
Barbieri SpectroPad Colour reproduction represents both the greatest challenge and the greatest opportunity for digital printing in packaging and labels. Given the importance of…
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Moulding the future
18 July 2018
MD Martin Fundal with one of ScanKet’s two HP Indigo WS6800 digital presses Label printing company ScanKet is one of the digital pioneers in…
Cut to the quick
18 July 2018
Flexible dies from Lartec shown at Labelexpo 2017 Die-cutting is an essential component of any kind of label printing solution. Nessan Cleary examines some of…
Finding the hybrid utopia
27 June 2018
While already a reality for label printing, developers are now exploring the hybrid process holistically to understand what is required for a true utopia, with…
My digital journey: the domino effect
27 June 2018
Interview with Ian Woodhead, managing director of Anglia Labels. By Des King. Ian Woodhead can rightly claim to be one of the labelling sector’s…
Colour me happy
27 June 2018
Fujifilm’s Uvijet ink in magenta With growth in inkjet press installations pushing into all areas of digital packaging, developments in inks for this particular…
Speakers announced for brand conference
14 June 2018
Retail futurist Matthew Brown will give the keynote address The provisional programme and key speakers for the fifth Digital Print for Brand Success conference…
Prototypes, proofing and short run production
15 May 2018
The new Durst P5 250HS wide format printer Short run wide format inkjet printers offer a low cost method that allows companies to experiment…
My digital journey: speed, service and Steele
15 May 2018
Interview with Adrian Steele, managing director of Mercian Labels. By Des King. When Adrian Steele led the management buy-out of Mercian Labels in 2001,…
Cloudy future for digital pre-press
15 May 2018
Automation of the pre-press process remains the biggest trend in digital labels and packaging production. Simon Eccles reports on the software systems on the market…
Building confidence in inkjet for labels
24 April 2018
The LB702 from new entrant Mouvent The inkjet market is hotting up in labels and packaging with new and surprising players entering the market,…
News from the frontline
24 April 2018
Amberley has taken delivery of a new Digicon 3 converting line It is a busy time for the members of our Digital Labels &…
Accelerating growth
24 April 2018
Montserrat Peidro-Insa with global account manager at Heidelberg Thomas Heissler (left) and MPS Obersulm managing director Götz Schümann As Heidelberg prepares to ramp up…
New Solution looks to expand European reseller network
22 March 2018
The NS PRO EVO digital label printer and F22 finisher Porto-based New Solution Engineering manufactures digital print equipment for a variety of markets including…
The medium carries the message
16 March 2018
Kodak inkjet-printed Jindal Films 30 micron BOPP wraparound labels In all printing the interaction between ink and substrate determines the final result; in digital…